Occupational Safety and Health Amendment Act 2005
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT
2005
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT
2005
Date of Assent: 15 June 2005
Operative Date: 15 June 2005
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Occupational Safety and
Health Act 1982.
Be it enacted by The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Assembly of
Bermuda, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short title
1 This Act may be cited as the Occupational Safety and Health
Amendment Act 2005.
Amendment of section 2
2 Section 2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1982 (in
this Act referred to as "the principal Act") is amended by inserting the
following definition in its proper alphabetical position —
""medical practitioner" means a person registered to practise
medicine under the Medical Practitioners Act 1950;".
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Amendment of section 3D
3 Section 3D of the principal Act is amended by deleting "officer"
and "officers" wherever they occur and substituting "practitioner" and
"practitioners", respectively.
Insertion of section 15C
4 The principal Act is amended by inserting the following section
next after section 15B —
"Safety and Health Appeals Officer
15C (1) The Minister may by instrument in writing authorise any
Safety and Health Officer to exercise any powers or perform any
duties conferred on a Safety and Health Appeals Officer under
this Act.
(2) The instrument of authorisation under subsection (1)
shall specify the duration of the authorisation.".
Amendment of section 20
5 Section 20 of the principal Act is amended —
(a) by inserting the following subsection next after
subsection (3) —
"(4) The duties of the committee shall include
(a) participation in the identification and control of
the safety and health hazards within the place of
employment;
(b) the establishment and promotion of safety and
health programmes for the education and
information of employees;
(c) the receipt, consideration and disposition of
matters respecting the safety and health of
employees; and
(d) such other duties as may be specified in this Act
or in Regulations made under this Act."; and
(b) by repealing subsection (5).
Amendment of section 20A
6 Section 20A of the principal Act is amended by deleting
subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection —
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"(3) The duties of the safety and health representative shall be
the same as the duties of the safety and health committee
specified under section 20(4).".
